Athenian army
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The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athenian forces | 1 |
| Athenian hoplites | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient army
ⓘ
land force ⓘ military organization ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Delian League
ⓘ
surface form:
Delian League members
|
| commandedBy |
Athenian generals
ⓘ
strategoi ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf | citizen-soldiers ⓘ |
| composedOf |
archers
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ hoplites ⓘ light infantry ⓘ peltasts ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| culture | Classical Athenian culture ⓘ |
| disbanded | after Macedonian domination of Athens ⓘ |
| equipment |
aspis (hoplite shield)
ⓘ
breastplate or linothorax ⓘ bronze helmet ⓘ doru (spear) ⓘ greaves ⓘ xiphos (short sword) ⓘ |
| foughtIn |
Battle of Delium
ⓘ
Battle of Lechaeum ⓘ Battle of Marathon ⓘ Battle of Plataea ⓘ Corinthian War ⓘ Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ Peloponnesian War ⓘ Peloponnesian War ⓘ
surface form:
Sicilian Expedition
|
| fundedBy |
Classical Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian state
tribute from Delian League ⓘ war taxes ⓘ |
| garrison | Athens ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Athenian democracy
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Assembly
|
| hasComponent |
Athenian cavalry
ⓘ
Athenian hoplite phalanx ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalStatus | under control of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| location | Attica ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Cimon
ⓘ
Demosthenes (general) ⓘ Iphicrates ⓘ Miltiades the Younger ⓘ Nicias ⓘ Pericles ⓘ Themistocles ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Peloponnesian League
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire land forces
Spartan army ⓘ |
| partOf | military of Athens ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
defense of Athens
ⓘ
land warfare ⓘ offensive campaigns ⓘ |
| recruitment |
citizen levy
ⓘ
conscription of Athenian citizens ⓘ mercenaries (especially in 4th century BC) ⓘ metoikoi (resident foreigners) ⓘ |
| socialBasis |
Athenian democracy
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian citizen body (demos)
|
| supportedBy | Athenian navy ⓘ |
| tactics |
combined use of hoplites and light troops
ⓘ
phalanx formation ⓘ use of peltasts in skirmishing ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BC
ⓘ
5th century BC ⓘ Classical Greece ⓘ |
| training | ephebic training for young citizens ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian polis
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Athenian forces
this entity surface form:
Athenian hoplites